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After upgrade the custom loop with notifications doesn’t work anymore:

if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
   if ( function_exists( 'bp_is_active' ) ) {
	if ( $notifications = bp_notifications_get_notifications_for_user( bp_loggedin_user_id(), $format = 'string' ) ) { ?>
	<div class="notif-container">
	<?php
	}

	if ( $notifications ) {
		$counter = 0;
		for ( $i = 0, $count = count( $notifications ); $i < $count; ++$i ) {
			$alt = ( 0 == $counter % 2 ) ? ' alt' : ''; ?>
			<div class="my-notification<?php echo $alt ?>"><?php echo $notifications[$i] ?></div>

			<?php
			 $counter++;
			} ?>
	</div><!-- notif-container -->
	<?php
	} else {}
   }
}

It returns ‘Array’

I got this working in the end… I had to change the first letter of ‘Primary’ menu to lowercase! Is there code I can add to not display ‘0’ after messages, for instance if there are no new messages, then ‘0’ is not displayed?

I’ve got another plugin for Buddypress called ‘Compliments’ which also has a notification counter, is there a way to clear the reset counter of those notifications, once a person has viewed that particular page?

Many thanks.

Hi @mcuk , I’ve added Buddypress menu items (e.g. messages, notifications etc.) in my main WordPress menu, together with WordPress menu items (e.g. home). I also want to have the notification counters next to each of the Buddypress items, but am struggling to get your solution to work for me (doesn’t help I’m not that proficient in coding)! Should I add the code above to the functions.php of my child theme, and is it only that one file I need to edit?

Many thanks.

This question is already answered many times.
Please have a look. 🙂
https://buddypress.org/support/search/notifications+counter/

Try:

function my_counter_nav_menu($menu) {  

     $notif_url = bp_core_get_user_domain(bp_loggedin_user_id()) .'notifications/';
     $friends_url = bp_core_get_user_domain(bp_loggedin_user_id()) .'friends/'; 
     $msg_url = bp_core_get_user_domain(bp_loggedin_user_id()) .'messages/';    
      
    if (!is_user_logged_in())
        return $menu;
    
    $notif = '<li class="notify"><a href=" ' .$friends_url. ' ">Connections <div class="friendnumber topnavcount">'.friends_get_friend_count_for_user( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .'</div></a></li>';

    if ( bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) != 0 )
        $notif .= '<li class="notify"><a href=" ' .$notif_url. ' ">Notifications <div class="notifynumber topnavcount">'. bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ).'</div></a></li>';

   if ( bp_get_total_unread_messages_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) != 0 )
        $notif .= '<li class="notify"><a href=" ' .$msg_url. ' ">Messages <div class="messagenumber topnavcount">'.bp_get_total_unread_messages_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .'</div></a></li>';

    $menu .= $notif;
    return $menu;
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_items', 'my_counter_nav_menu' );

hi ailyroot,

no time to sort out what you need, but see here 3 snippets using different wya to add such item to a theme main menu or custom menu, with fixed or free position… Test and take the one you need.

//fixed position
function my_nav_menu_notif_counter($menu) {      
        if (!is_user_logged_in())
                return $menu;
        else
                $notif = '<li>Notif '. bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .'</li>';
                $menu = $menu . $notif;
                return $menu;
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_items', 'my_nav_menu_notif_counter' );

//choose position
function my_nav_menu_positioned_notif_counter( $items, $args ) 
{
    if( $args->theme_location == 'primary' ) // only for primary menu
    {
        $items_array = array();
        while ( false !== ( $item_pos = strpos ( $items, '<li', 3) ) )
        {
            $items_array[] = substr($items, 0, $item_pos);
            $items = substr($items, $item_pos);
        }
        $items_array[] = $items;
        array_splice($items_array, 0, 0, '<li>Notif '. bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .'</li>'); // 0,0 is first position, 1,0 is second, etc

        $items = implode('', $items_array);
    }
    return $items;
}
add_filter('wp_nav_menu_items','my_nav_menu_positioned_notif_counter', 10, 2);

// depending the theme, $theme_location may vary and this one use a menu ID
function my_notif_link( $items, $args ) {

$theme_location = 'primary';// Theme Location slug
$existing_menu_item_db_id = 6; // menu id
$new_menu_item_db_id = 66; // unique id number
$label = 'Notificationas '. bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() );
$url = bp_core_get_user_domain(bp_loggedin_user_id()) .'notifications/';
 
if ( $theme_location !== $args->theme_location ) {
	return $items;
}
$new_links = array();

if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
	  
	// only if user is logged-in, do sub-menu link
	$item = array(
		'title'            => $label,
		'menu_item_parent' => $existing_menu_item_db_id,
		'ID'               => 'fugit', // menu name
		'db_id'            => $new_menu_item_db_id,
		'url'              => $url,
		'classes'          => array( 'menu-item' )
	);

	$new_links[] = (object) $item;  // Add the new menu item to our array
	unset( $item ); // in case we add more items below

	$index = count( $items );  // integer, the order number.

// Insert the new links at the appropriate place.
	array_splice( $items, $index, 0, $new_links ); // 0,0 is first position, 1,0 is second, etc

}

return $items;
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_objects', 'my_notif_link', 10, 2 );

Happy testing 😉

Yes you can, but why would you do that as all those counters are already in the user menu (on top right, under Howdy) and on each profile ? Tsssss…., but you’re the boss ! 😉

To count friends use friends_get_friend_count_for_user( bp_loggedin_user_id() );
To count messages use bp_get_total_unread_messages_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() )

Complete solution

function my_counter_nav_menu($menu) {  

$notif_url = bp_core_get_user_domain(bp_loggedin_user_id()) .'notifications/';
$friends_url = bp_core_get_user_domain(bp_loggedin_user_id()) .'friends/'; 
$msg_url = bp_core_get_user_domain(bp_loggedin_user_id()) .'messages/';    
      
    if (!is_user_logged_in())
        return $menu;
    else
        $notif = '

<li><a href=" ' .$notif_url. ' ">Notif ['. bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .']</a></li>
<li><a href=" ' .$friends_url. ' ">Friends ['. friends_get_friend_count_for_user( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .']</a></li> 
<li><a href=" ' .$msg_url. ' ">Messages ['.  bp_get_total_unread_messages_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .']</a></li>

';
				
    $menu = $menu . $notif;
    return $menu;
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_items', 'my_counter_nav_menu' );

Bu yardım olabilir ! 😉

Add this to bp-custom.php and give a try ! Should show at the left of the logout button on Buddy theme nav bar

function my_nav_menu_notif_counter($menu) {  

$url = bp_core_get_user_domain(bp_loggedin_user_id()) .'notifications/';   
       // condition: user must be loggedin
        if (!is_user_logged_in())
                return $menu;
        else
                $notif = '<li><a href=" ' .$url. ' ">Notif ['. bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .']</a></li>';
				
                $menu = $menu . $notif;
                return $menu;
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_items', 'my_nav_menu_notif_counter' );

Have you sorted this out yet? If not, if your nav has drop down capabilities you could add the menu items in the same order they are in the adminbar. For notifications, check out this post here.

Two snippets to do this (hopefully). The first has a fixed position (latest by default), the second let’s you choose the position.

function my_nav_menu_notif_counter($menu) {      
        if (!is_user_logged_in())
                return $menu;
        else
                $notif = '<li>Notif '. bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .'</li>';
                $menu = $menu . $notif;
                return $menu;
}
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_items', 'my_nav_menu_notif_counter' );

See comment how to apply a position
function my_nav_menu_positioned_notif_counter( $items, $args ) 
{
    if( $args->theme_location == 'primary' ) // only for primary menu
    {
        $items_array = array();
        while ( false !== ( $item_pos = strpos ( $items, '<li', 3) ) )
        {
            $items_array[] = substr($items, 0, $item_pos);
            $items = substr($items, $item_pos);
        }
        $items_array[] = $items;
        array_splice($items_array, 0, 0, '<li>Notif '. bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) .'</li>'); // 0,0 is first position, 1,0 is second, etc

        $items = implode('', $items_array);
    }
    return $items;
}
add_filter('wp_nav_menu_items','my_nav_menu_positioned_notif_counter', 10, 2);

Reference: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_nav_menu_items/

hi @tennaki,

did you searched a little before asking ? 😉
This subject was handled many times in the past.
https://buddypress.org/support/search/notifications+counter/

Try this (tested on 2.2 RC2)

function bpfr_add_notification_to_page_title( $title, $original_title, $sep, $seplocation  ) {
	global $bp;
	if( bp_is_user() && ! bp_get_member_user_id() ) {
        $user_id = 'displayed: '. bp_displayed_user_id();
    } else {
        $user_id = 'get_member_user: '. bp_get_member_user_id();
    }

	if (bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count( $user_id ) ) {

		$counter = 0;
			for ( $i = 0; $i < count($notifications); $i++ ) {
				echo $notifications[$i];
			$counter++;
			}	

	if ( bp_is_profile_component() || bp_is_current_action( 'just-me' ) ) {
		
			$title .= bp_notifications_get_unread_notification_count() . " $sep ";
    }
		return $title;
	}
}
add_filter( 'bp_modify_page_title', 'bpfr_add_notification_to_page_title', 9, 4 );

Try this

if ( $notifications = bp_notifications_get_notifications_for_user( $user_id, $format = 'string' ) ) { 

		$counter = 0;
			for ( $i = 0; $i < count($notifications); $i++ ) {
			$alt = ( 0 == $counter % 2 ) ? ' class="alt"' : ''; 

			echo '<span ="'.$alt.'">'. $notifications[$i] .'</span>';

			$counter++;
			}	

Thxs @shanebp, i ignored that. 🙄

Corrected function here:

function bpfr_sidebar_notifications_menu() {
global $bp;

    // if user is not logged, we do nothing
	if ( !is_user_logged_in() )
	return false;

	// if user is group member, show him notification + count	
if ( groups_is_user_member( bp_loggedin_user_id(), $bp->groups->current_group->id ) && $notifications = bp_notifications_get_notifications_for_user( $user_id, $format = 'string' ) ) { 

		$counter = 0;
			for ( $i = 0; $i < count($notifications); $i++ ) {
			$alt = ( 0 == $counter % 2 ) ? ' class="alt"' : ''; 

			echo '<p ="'.$alt.'"><i class="fa fa-group"></i>'. $notifications[$i] .'</p>';

			$counter++;
			}	
	}
}

Shows anything group related to the concerned group member.
Mentions, membership request/reject, promotion,…

hi ouegy,

Add this snippet to your child-theme functions.php and give it a try.

First function grabs the notification
Second function allows to add a hook to the template (in your case sidebar.php)
And the hook to use.

function bpfr_sidebar_notifications_menu() {
global $bp;

    // if user is not logged, we do nothing
	if ( !is_user_logged_in() )
	return false;

	// if user is group member, show him notification + count
	if ( groups_is_user_member( bp_loggedin_user_id(), $bp->groups->current_group->id ) && $notifications = bp_core_get_notifications_for_user( $bp->loggedin_user->id ) ) { 

		echo '<ul>';

		$counter = 0;
			for ( $i = 0; $i < count($notifications); $i++ ) {
			$alt = ( 0 == $counter % 2 ) ? ' class="alt"' : ''; 

			echo '<li ="'.$alt.'"><i class="fa fa-group"></i>'. $notifications[$i] .'</li>';

			$counter++;
			echo '</ul>';
			}	
	}
}

function bpfr_xtra_group_sidebar() {	
	// show notification only on the group sidebar
	if(bp_is_groups_component() ):
	// your content
		 bpfr_sidebar_notifications_menu();
	endif;

}
add_action( 'xtragroup', 'bpfr_xtra_group_sidebar' );

The hook to add to sidebar.php (or any other template)
<?php do_action( 'xtragroup' ); ?>

Hope this help ! 😉

Hi @transmission,

this is not the solution, but an example for your inspiration.
The below shows how the notification counter can be moved/implemented on the toolbar.

/* moving the notification counter from right to left */
remove_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'bp_members_admin_bar_notifications_menu', 90 );
function bpfr_notification_ontheleft() {
	global $wp_admin_bar;
	
	if ( !is_user_logged_in() )
	return false;
	
	$notifications = bp_core_get_notifications_for_user( bp_loggedin_user_id(), 'object' );
	$count         = !empty( $notifications ) ? count( $notifications ) : 0;
	$alert_class   = (int) $count > 0 ? 'pending-count alert' : 'count no-alert';
	$menu_title    = '<span id="ab-pending-notifications" class="' . $alert_class . '">' . $count . '</span>';
	
	// Add the top-level Notifications button
	$wp_admin_bar->add_menu( array(
 /*'parent'    => 'top-secondary',*/  // this is the original position
	'id'        => 'bp-notifications',
	'title'     => $menu_title,
	'href'      => bp_loggedin_user_domain(),
	) );
	
	if ( !empty( $notifications ) ) {
		foreach ( (array) $notifications as $notification ) {
			$wp_admin_bar->add_menu( array(
			'parent' => 'bp-notifications',
			'id'     => 'notification-' . $notification->id,
			'title'  => $notification->content,
			'href'   => $notification->href
			) );
		}
	} else {
		$wp_admin_bar->add_menu( array(
		'parent' => 'bp-notifications',
		'id'     => 'no-notifications',
		'title'  => __( 'No new notifications', 'buddypress' ),
		'href'   => bp_loggedin_user_domain()
		) );
	}
	
	return;
}
add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', 'bpfr_notification_ontheleft',30);
/* other position # are 10, 20, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 */

In your case, you also have to check this Codex page. And possibly do some research here.

hi @pascalh,
your issue maybe related to your theme or a custom function you use.

The original “notifications” string is in bp-notifications/bp-notifications-loader.php:109
Check the po file first
If you made a custom function to get the menu, check that function.

Be aware that the words “notifications”, “friends” and “groups” are coming with a count and that this counter is included in the translation within a html span tag. This is technically the point who made such translation not showing in some case. Because gettext is not very compleasant with html tags… So the problem can also be the strictness of the php version on use on your server.

You can test this by writing your translation without using the span tag. (meldingen %d for example). If this ok, you’ll be fixed.

@pjbursnall Personally I think buddypress should disable admin access anyway as most users don’t want it but that is neither here nor there. Recreating the admin bar is pretty easy, you need to know some css, html and a few bp functions to get the current users details like username etc, as for the notifications @modemlooper or @mercime posted this a while back (my apologies for not remembering which).

function bp_notification_badge() {
	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
	global $current_user;
	get_currentuserinfo();
			$notifications = bp_core_get_notifications_for_user( bp_loggedin_user_id() );
				if ( empty($notifications)) {
				echo '<li class="li-first" id="li-first-right"><a href="' . get_home_url() . '/members/' . $current_user->user_login . '"><span class="circle-zero">0</span></a><ul class="second-level" id="second-level-right"><li class="li-second"><a href="' . get_home_url() . '/members/' . $current_user->user_login . '">No new notifications!</a></li></ul></li>';
				} else {
						echo '<ul class="second-level" id="second-level-right">';
					$counter = 0;
						for ( $i = 0; $i < count($notifications); $i++ ) {
						$badge = count($notifications);
						echo '<li class="li-third">'.$notifications[$i].'</li>';		
						}
				echo '</ul>';
				echo '<a href="' . get_home_url() . '/members/' . $current_user->user_login . '"><span class="circle-badge">'.$badge.'</span></a>';
			}
	}
}

As for actually disabling the admin bar + backend that can be done with a plugin, plenty of them just google.

You can make your own. Here’s mine as an example. You’ll need to tinker around with the CSS or code if you’d like to display them differently. What the below does is it shows a number (the amount of notifications you have) when you have one or more. It is hidden when there are none to display. Hovering over the number will display your notifications in a drop-down.

Place into bp-custom.php:

/**
* Add Notification number to template
*/
function my_bp_adminbar_notifications_menu() {
global $bp;

if ( !is_user_logged_in() )
    return false;

echo '<div class="notices"><ul class="notices">';
_e( '', 'buddypress' );

if ( $notifications = bp_core_get_notifications_for_user( $bp->loggedin_user->id ) ) { ?>
    <li class="parent"><span class="notice-badge"><?php echo count( $notifications ) ?></span>
<?php
}

echo '</a>';
echo '<ul class="sub-menu">';

if ( $notifications ) {
    $counter = 0;
    for ( $i = 0; $i < count($notifications); $i++ ) {
        $alt = ( 0 == $counter % 2 ) ? ' class="alt"' : ''; ?>

        <li<?php echo $alt ?>><?php echo $notifications[$i] ?></li>

        <?php $counter++;
    }
} else { ?>

    <li><a href="<?php echo $bp->loggedin_user->domain ?>"><?php _e( 'You have no new alerts.', 'buddypress' ); ?></a></li>

<?php
}

echo '</ul></li>';
echo '</ul></div>';
}

CSS:

/*-------------------------- Notification dropdown -----------------------------------*/
.notice-badge { font-weight: bold; cursor: default; background: #d33939; padding: 0 3px; border-radius: 10px }
.parent.user-bar { width: 86px; text-align:left; float: right; font-weight: bold; }
.notices { float: right; margin:0; line-height: 45px; z-index: 9999; }
.notices a { color: #ffffff; }
.notices ul, .notices { margin:0 2px 0 0; padding:0; list-style-type:none; list-style-position:outside; position:relative; }
.notices ul a:link, .notices ul a:active, .notices ul a:visited { display:block; padding: 0; text-decoration:none; }
.notices ul ul a:link, .notices ul ul a:active, .notices ul ul a:visited { width: 480px; display:block; padding:0 7px; text-decoration:none; }
.notices ul ul a:hover { color: #0d385f; text-shadow: none; }
.notices ul li { float:left; position:relative; background:none; padding:0 12px; }
.notices ul li:hover { transition: all 100ms ease-in; }
.notices ul ul { width: 480px; line-height: 35px; background: #ffffff; position:absolute; right: 0; top:45px; text-align:left; padding:0; display:none; border:1px solid #eeeeee; border-bottom:none; border-top:none; box-shadow:0 0 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
.notices ul ul a { color:#248361; font-weight: bold; }
.notices ul li ul a { float:left; }
.notices ul li ul ul { left:-170px; top:2px; margin:0px; border-right:3px solid #cccccc; border-top:1px solid #eeeeee; }
.notices ul li ul li { width: 480px; padding:0; margin:0; border-bottom:1px solid #eeeeee; max-width:none; list-style-type:none; text-shadow: none; }
.notices ul li ul li:hover { background: #f5f5f5; }
.noticesn ul li:hover ul ul, ul li:hover ul ul ul, ul li:hover ul ul ul ul { display:none; }
.notices ul li:hover ul, .notices ul li li:hover ul, .notices ul li li li:hover ul, .notices ul li li li li:hover ul { display:block; }
.notices ul li ul.children li { list-style-type:none; }
.notices ul li ul li.current-menu-item { background:#f5f5f5; }
.notices ul li ul li.current-menu-item a { color:#585858; }
.notices ul li.current-menu-item span { color:#585858; }
.notices ul li.parent { background-image: url(images/menu-arrow-transparent.png); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
.notices ul li.parent:hover { background-image: url(images/menu-arrow1.png); background-position: 14px 36px; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
.notices ul li ul li.parent:hover { background-image: url(images/menu-arrow-left.png); background-position: 152px center; background-repeat: no-repeat; }

Place into header.php or wherever you’d like your notifications shown:
<?php my_bp_adminbar_notifications_menu()?>